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Atalaia.

a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower:

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/a.taˈlaj.ɐ/Brazil[a.taˈlaɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ɐ.tɐˈlaj.ɐ/Portugal
  1. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower: a parish of Pinhel, Guarda district, Portugal;

    feminine
  2. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower: a parish of Lourinhã, Lisbon district, Portugal;

    feminine
  3. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower: a parish of Gavião, Portalegre district, Portugal;

    feminine
  4. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower: a parish of Vila Nova da Barquinha, Santarém district, Portugal;

    feminine
  5. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower: a parish of Montijo, Setúbal district, Portugal

    feminine
  6. a toponym, indicating a high place: a municipality of Alagoas, Brazil

    Brazil · feminine
  7. a toponym, indicating a high place: a municipality of Paraná, Brazil

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

From atalaia (“watchtower”), from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa). Some Brazilians toponyms come from the Brazilian Portuguese sense of highest peak in a mountain chain. Cognate with Galician Atalaia.

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